Harman Kardon BDS 2 SO Owners Manual - Page 26

Using the Radio, Listening to Audio Sources and, Playing Files from USB Devices and CD Data Discs

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BDS Using the Radio, Listening to Audio Sources and Playing Files from USB Devices and CD Data Discs Using the Radio Press the Radio button on the remote control, or if the Home screen is displayed on the TV, highlight Radio and press the OK button. The Radio Now Playing screen will appear on the TV. Listening to Audio Sources Press the Aux button on the remote control. The receiver will switch to the audio input that was selected last. Subsequent presses of the Aux button will advance through the audio inputs in the following order: Coaxial Digital, Optical Digital 1, Optical Digital 2, Analog L/R 1 and Analog L/R 2. The Aux Input Now Playing screen will appear on the TV. The top line of the receiver's information display will show the currently tuned-in FM frequency; the bottom line of the display will show the RDS information for the currentlytuned station (if available). In addition to playing the radio through the system, pressing the Radio button places the remote in the radio-control mode. Use the following remote-control buttons to control the receiver's FM radio: Cursor Up/Down Buttons: Pressing these buttons increases or decreases the tuned frequency by 0.05MHz. OK Button: Pressing this button sets the currently tuned-in frequency as a preset station. See Setting and Recalling Preset Stations, on page 26, for details. Previous/Step Button and Next/Step Button: Pressing these buttons scans to the next higher or lower receivable radio station. Search/Slow Reverse Button and Search/Slow Forward Button: Pressing these buttons scans to the next higher or lower receivable radio station. Channel +/- Buttons: Pressing these buttons changes to the next higher or lower preset station. Number Buttons: Pressing a number button or a combination of number buttons will change to the corresponding preset station. See Setting and Recalling Preset Stations, below, for details. Home Button: Pressing the Home button will switch the TV to the Home screen while the radio continues to be heard through the BDS system. To display the Radio Now Playing screen again, press the Exit or Cursor Left button. Setting and Recalling Preset Stations You can set up to 30 preset stations for easy recall. To set the currently tuned-in station as a preset: 1. Press and hold the OK button for three seconds. The bottom line of the receiver's information display will read "Set Preset _ _," with the "_ _" characters flashing. 2. Use the number buttons to enter the preset number you want the current station saved to. If you do not enter a number within ten seconds, the display line will revert back to the RDS text readout for the current station. To listen to a preset station: Press the Channel + or Channel - button. The radio will tune to the next higher or lower preset station. - OR - Use the number buttons to enter the preset number. s For presets 1 - 9, press the corresponding 1 - 9 button. s For presets 10 and higher, press the "0" button, then use the number buttons to enter the preset number. In addition to playing the Aux source through the system, pressing the Aux button places the remote in the Aux-control mode. If you programmed the remote to control auxiliary components (either by entering in a code number or teaching commands to the remote), the remote will now operate according to that programming. Lip Sync Delay: When playing an Aux source, audio and video processing circuitry may create a slight delay between the picture and sound. Pressing the Options button lets you adjust the audio delay to eliminate "lip sync" errors that may occur between the sound and picture in video programs with sound playing through one of the receiver's rear-panel audio inputs. Use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to increase or decrease the audio delay until the perceived lip-sync errors disappear and the sound and picture are properly synchronized. Playing Files from USB Devices and CD Data Discs Your BDS receiver can play MP3 (up to 320kbps bitrate) audio files, display JPEG photos and show MPEG 1 (layer 1), MPEG 2 (layers 2 and 3), and DivX home theater profile audio/video files stored on a USB device or a CD data disc. IMPORTANT: Only media in the FAT32 file system are compatible with your BDS receiver. To access files on a device inserted into the receiver's USB port, press the Home button and select USB from the source list on the screen. Home Menu USB FM Radio Playlist Settings Type:USB Size:595.375M FS:FAT32 1 / 4 HOME Exit OPTIONS Option Regardless of the device's file structure, the screen will first show three individual folders named "Photo," "Music" and "Video." Select the type of media you want to play from these three folders. 26

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Using the Radio
Press the Radio button on the remote control, or if the Home screen is displayed on the
TV, highlight Radio and press the OK button. The Radio Now Playing screen will appear
on the TV.
The top line of the receiver’s information display will show the currently tuned-in FM
frequency; the bottom line of the display will show the RDS information for the currently-
tuned station (if available).
In addition to playing the radio through the system, pressing the Radio button places the
remote in the radio-control mode. Use the following remote-control buttons to control the
receiver’s FM radio:
Cursor Up/Down Buttons:
Pressing these buttons increases or decreases the tuned
frequency by 0.05MHz.
OK Button:
Pressing this button sets the currently tuned-in frequency as a preset station.
See
Setting and Recalling Preset Stations
, on page 26, for details.
Previous/Step Button and Next/Step Button:
Pressing these buttons scans to the next
higher or lower receivable radio station.
Search/Slow Reverse Button and Search/Slow Forward Button:
Pressing these
buttons scans to the next higher or lower receivable radio station.
Channel +/– Buttons:
Pressing these buttons changes to the next higher or lower preset
station.
Number Buttons:
Pressing a number button or a combination of number buttons will
change to the corresponding preset station. See
Setting and Recalling Preset Stations
,
below, for details.
Home Button:
Pressing the Home button will switch the TV to the Home screen while the
radio continues to be heard through the BDS system. To display the Radio Now Playing
screen again, press the Exit or Cursor Left button.
Setting and Recalling Preset Stations
You can set up to 30 preset stations for easy recall.
To set the currently tuned-in station as a preset:
1. Press and hold the OK button for three seconds. The bottom line of the receiver’s
information display will read “Set Preset _ _,” with the “_ _” characters flashing.
2. Use the number buttons to enter the preset number you want the current station
saved to. If you do not enter a number within ten seconds, the display line will revert
back to the RDS text readout for the current station.
To listen to a preset station:
Press the Channel + or Channel – button. The radio will tune to the next higher or lower
preset station.
– OR –
Use the number buttons to enter the preset number.
For presets 1 – 9, press the corresponding 1 – 9 button.
For presets 10 and higher, press the “0” button, then use the number buttons to enter
the preset number.
Listening to Audio Sources
Press the Aux button on the remote control. The receiver will switch to the audio input
that was selected last. Subsequent presses of the Aux button will advance through the
audio inputs in the following order: Coaxial Digital, Optical Digital 1, Optical Digital 2,
Analog L/R 1 and Analog L/R 2.
The Aux Input Now Playing screen will appear on the TV.
In addition to playing the Aux source through the system, pressing the Aux button places
the remote in the Aux-control mode. If you programmed the remote to control auxiliary
components (either by entering in a code number or teaching commands to the remote),
the remote will now operate according to that programming.
Lip Sync Delay:
When playing an Aux source, audio and video processing circuitry may
create a slight delay between the picture and sound. Pressing the Options button lets
you adjust the audio delay to eliminate “lip sync” errors that may occur between the
sound and picture in video programs with sound playing through one of the receiver’s
rear-panel audio inputs. Use the Cursor Up/Down buttons to increase or decrease the
audio delay until the perceived lip-sync errors disappear and the sound and picture are
properly synchronized.
Playing Files from USB Devices and CD Data Discs
Your BDS receiver can play MP3 (up to 320kbps bitrate) audio files, display JPEG photos
and show MPEG 1 (layer 1), MPEG 2 (layers 2 and 3), and DivX home theater profile
audio/video files stored on a USB device or a CD data disc.
IMPORTANT: Only media in the FAT32 file system are compatible with your BDS receiver.
To access files on a device inserted into the receiver’s USB port, press the Home button
and select USB from the source list on the screen.
1 / 4
Exit
Option
Type:USB
Size:595.375M
FS:FAT32
Home Menu
USB
FM Radio
Playlist
Settings
HOME
OPTIONS
Regardless of the device’s file structure, the screen will first show three individual folders
named “Photo,” “Music” and “Video.” Select the type of media you want to play from
these three folders.
Using the Radio, Listening to Audio Sources and
Playing Files from USB Devices and CD Data Discs